Safety Razor Reviews: Choosing Your Best Match

If you’re one of those people who frequently get cuts while shaving, listen up. It’s time to try a safety razor. These grooming tools are specially designed to prevent cuts and nicks while shaving, so if you’re new to non-disposable razors and need to perfect your technique and learn the maintenance requirements, safety razors are the ideal gateway to the culture of shaving.

Even if you’re familiar with wet shaving, you may find you prefer the close shaves these offer over typical cartridges. Just like shaving isn’t a cut-and-dry activity, available razor choices are copious and require some extra research to ensure you’re getting the right one for your needs.

The product is suitable for all double edge blades, and its balance makes it appropriate for close shaves. It is affordable (around $35), accurate, and comes in nice packaging.

Pros

The razor retains heat for your skin, even when rinsed in cool water. It is well balanced and you can do incredibly close shaves if you have some experience with this type of razor.

Cons

The razor has a longer handle than usual, and it’s quite slippery.

You’ll enjoy this razor if you already have some experience shaving with a tool that lacks a pivoting head. It’s not ideal for beginners who still need to get accustomed to holding a metal razor, as the handle is very large. The studs that hold the blades are more delicate than other brands, so you need to be careful not to drop this one.

Here’s another double-edge razor by Merkur, a well-known German company. The product is made from stainless steel to ensure durability. It has more decorative finishing than other brands and the handle is shorter than its long-handled cousin.

Pros

The blade is easy to load and unload. It has a nice weight. You get a smooth, close shave.

Cons

The chrome finish may flake off. The handle is a little small, so it is not suitable for some people with big hands.

This is one of the most ideal products for beginners. It’s long lasting and performs well if you take basic care of it, and the handle is easier to manage while you’re learning the proper shaving technique. It’s definitely a good buy, and one of the best to practice with when you’re just getting started.

The razor has a nice rubberized grip and includes five Shark blades with your purchase. It has a solid construction. It is easy to replace the blades because of the twist-to-open butterfly doors design.

Pros

You don’t have to press hard to get a close shave. The razor has a good weight. It is comfortable to hold and the Shark blades retain their sharpness.

Cons

The razor can open in the middle of your shave if you press too hard.

This is a decent razor for both beginners and pros, but the main problem is that sometimes it won’t tighten enough, and the blade can fall out. It’s a good deal at around $30, but if you’re not the type of person who’s extra careful, you might want to steer clear.

This decorative razor is beautiful and heavy. Its non-slip metal handle ensures you get a good grip, and it’s a relative bargain at under $10 for the handle and one blade.

Pros

The product is cheaper than others and still gives a close shave; you won’t get razor burns or cuts with this one. It holds longer, wider blades than other models.

Cons

The product is not made from stainless steel, so you really have to clean it properly and dry it, otherwise it will rust. It’s hard to change the blades.

Although this razor isn’t very durable because of its construction, it’s cheap enough that you can try it out as your set of razor “training wheels” while you learn how to shave with this kind of blade. If you’re a beginner, go for it, but if you’re used to shaving this way, the quality will disappoint you.